Nursing: Licenced Practical Nurse Bachelor of Science Degree

LPN-BSN Curriculum

First Year

Fall
NURS 253 Health Assessment
NURS 253L Health Assessment Lab
PSYC 211 General Psychology
NURS 200 Bridge Course**
*** Elective #1
*** Elective #2
Spring
NURS 254 Pharmacology I
NURS 352 Behavioral Health Nursing
NURS 352C Behavioral Health Nursing Clinical
Math 155 Statistics
*** Elective #3
Soc 211 Intro to Sociology
***  Elective #4

Second Year

Fall
NURS 353 Nursing Research
NURS 354 Pharmacology II
NURS 452 Population Focused Care with clinical 
NURS 450A Care of the Childrearing Family with clinical
NURS 450B Care of the Childbearing Family with clinical 
*** Elective #5
Spring
NURS 355 Pharmacology II
NURS 455 Nursing Practice Practice for the Adult Health III
NURS 455C Nursing Practice Practice for the Adult Health III Clinical
NURS 453 Transition to Professional nursing Practice
NURS 456 Senior Practicum
*** Elective #6

**for electives, please see Nursing Student Handbook to determine options for elective courses. 


*Math 155 has a grade requirement of C or higher and must be taken prior to NURS 353: Nursing Research.

Challenge

Students may choose to challenge, by examination, the following courses:

  • NURS 350    Adult Health I
  • NURS 351    Adult Health I
  • NURS 450A   Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family
  • NURS 450B   Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

Cognates:

  • Anatomy and Physiology (NLN)
  • Microbiology (NLN)
  • Nutrition (NLN)
  • Chemistry (CLEP)

Starting Spring 2017 - All Cognate courses must be completed successfully (through challenge exam(s) or course(s) taken) prior to the start of Nursing courses. Please see the Nursing Student Handbook for details regarding grade requirements for these courses.


Advanced Standing

Students may receive advanced standing credit upon submission of license for the following courses:

  • NURS 252 Foundations